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Benedict Garman

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Investigative journalist, currently with BBC Verify.

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 09/09/2026
"I'm not a traitor" - lifeboat volunteer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
RNLI volunteer targeted online and branded ‘traitor’ after Portsmouth protests
Lifeboat crew member wrongly identified as having helped small boat migrants speaks to BBC Verify.
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
900 dead in Gaza this year; 1,300 since the ceasefire. @emmapengelly.bsky.social presenting our work. With verification also by @paulybrown.bsky.social and @benedictgarman.com.
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Drawn from dozens of verified incidents, figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, and statements from the IDF. @emmapengelly.bsky.social's work, with me. Help from @benedictgarman.com and @paulybrown.bsky.social. Overseen by @biancabritton.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
More than 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, Hamas-run health ministry says
The ministry says the total number of people killed in the Strip since 10 October is now more than 1,300, including 301 children.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 25/08/2026
Update: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/w...
nytimes.com
A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. (Gift Article)
An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 30/07/2026
In Gaza, Israel's military is operating up to 1.5km beyond the line it said it'd withdraw to after October's ceasefire - the Yellow Line - and moving the concrete blocks meant to mark it as it goes w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
Experts have told the BBC that the earthworks suggest Israel is planning for a long-term internal border.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?” asked Judge Patricia Millett. “I think that’s right, yes,” responded DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
politico.com
Trump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroom
Justice Department lawyers said the courts are powerless to intervene in the dispute over the former East Wing.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/05/2026
Solar to surpass coal in Texas power generation in 2026, EIA says reut.rs/42txeh0
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Solar to surpass coal in Texas power generation in 2026, EIA says
Annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from ​coal for the first time ‌in 2026 within the electricity grid, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in ​its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook ​on Wednesday.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 26/02/2026
Yep. www.wired.com/story/everyo...
wired.com
Everyone Speaks Incel Now
After migrating from misogynist forums to social media feeds, terms like “looksmaxxing” and “mogged” are now impossible to avoid.
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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 23/02/2026
EXC: An RAF airport was used by a private plane linked to Jeffrey Epstein as late as 2013, DoJ files show Pressure is growing on MoD to reveal info on Epstein use of military airbases w/ @reporterrwright.ft.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Jet linked to Epstein landed at RAF base in 2013, documents show
MPs urge Ministry of Defence to publish any information it has about the use of air bases by the convicted sex offender
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 22/02/2026
Accountability: "The board swiftly voted to issue a letter of reprimand to America PAC." That'll teach em. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
newrepublic.com
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Bagging profits. Bags now account for £16bn - 15% - of European airline revenue
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/02/2026
We’ve seen the same question come up repeatedly in response to this post. Prosecutors have a duty under ethical rules to disclose to judges not only the laws that support their position, but also adverse authority that undermines it.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
NEW: Trump Says He Will Now Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...
nytimes.com
Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 21/02/2026
There's got to be a better alternative to paywalls. Web publications need a working business model, but this obstacle-filled hellscape is more like hurdling than surfing. The faster the information landscape deteriorates, the harder publishers make it to access anything of quality.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18/02/2026
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
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Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 18/02/2026
While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.
newsweek.com
ICE Agent Fatally Shot US Citizen in Texas Last Year, Records Show
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/02/2026
RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-car…
RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
My dad Bob would have been 72 today.
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When Dad died, the thing I missed most was arguing about politics – and everything else
Much has been written about the EU referendum’s damage to our political culture; little attention has been paid to the way it destroyed my ability to talk to my father.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 13/02/2026
Is there any non-obvious but genuinely good reason for this, or is it straight up as bad as it seems?
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
JUST IN: Judge deals BBC setback in 1st notable ruling in Trump's $5-10B defamation suit on splicing of 1/6/21 Ellipse speech. Judge Roy Altman (Trump) rejects as "premature" bid to halt discovery as BBC contends that FL fed court has no jurisdiction. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order on Motion to Stay – #26 in Trump v. British Broadcasting Corporation (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-25894) – CourtListener.com
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY: We ORDER and ADJUDGE that the BBC Parties' Motion to Stay Discovery [ECF No. 18] is DENIED. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 2/11/2026. See attached document fo...
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404 Media @404media.co · 12/02/2026
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage from an ICE detention facility has reached new levels of absurdity. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read here: www.404media.co/government-l...
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 08/02/2026
Brilliant and important bit of journalism.
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r-buller.bsky.social @r-buller.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Some archives, but not the latest, have been salvaged: simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
simonwillison.net
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided …
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 07/02/2026
Bummer www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
abc.net.au
CIA says it will cease publishing the CIA World Factbook
A statement on the CIA's website gives no reason for the decision, simply stating that the Factbook has been "sunset" while encouraging readers to "stay curious about the world and find ways to explor...
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 04/02/2026
'Watching snooker will never be the same again' might seem like hyperbole, but with the loss of John Virgo, it really will never be the same. He was the sound of snooker. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
bbc.co.uk
John Virgo obituary: Snooker, Big Break and BBC commentary - the Salford sage leaves his stage
John Virgo was an excellent snooker player, a hugely popular TV figure, and one of the great voices of his beloved sport.
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 03/02/2026
New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok. The chatbot still produces sexualized images — even when told the subjects don’t consent. even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation. even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse. www.reuters.com/business/des...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
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Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
ft.com
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down. This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...) It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child. This is a screenshot from that email chain.
A sreenshot from an Epstein file. The screenshot is an FBI email chain containing an allegation that Donald Trump engaged in sexual activities with a child.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 29/01/2026
Full extended analysis of shooting of Alex Pretti, w/ @rosatkins.bsky.social @tomrjoyner.bsky.social @emmapengelly.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOMX...
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Analysing the Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
9 city prosecutors band together to bring charges against federal officers. Called Fight Against Federal Overreach, or FAFO, which NYT says is a "slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 27/01/2026
Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has just paved one of its bases deep inside Gaza. “This looks like Israel digging in rather than preparing to leave,” said @drhahellyer.bsky.social "It signals a clear lack of commitment to Phase 2." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
bbc.co.uk
BBC Verify: What tracking data and satellite imagery can tell us about US forces in the Gulf
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 25/01/2026
Ros Atkins on Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
bbc.co.uk
Unpicking the second Minneapolis shooting frame by frame
BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 25/01/2026
Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence. Analysis for Verify w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social building on verification work by @paulybrown.bsky.social 1) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... 2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Two weeks since Iran shut off the internet. Since then, BBC Persian and BBC Verify have verified around 100 videos which have made it out. But we've seen the flow dwindle. Most are from Tehran, many from Kahrizak. Some from Rasht. From the BBC Verify live page today: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
The internet shutdown in Iran has now lasted two weeks, and has severely restricted the flow of images out of the county amid anti-government protests.

Internet monitoring body NetBlocks has called it “one of the deadliest crackdowns in modern history”.Some videos have evaded the blackout, however, and so far BBC Verify and BBC Persian have verified more than 100 of them.

Because of the shutdown, we can only assess the date videos were published by searching for the earliest copies online.

It’s thorough, and can indicate when something was first shared. But it is not a definitive way of saying when something happened. This is particularly true in Iran’s case, as the lack of connectivity means people are likely unable to share footage in an incident’s immediate aftermath.However, going by this method, 36 of the verified videos first appeared on 8 January and 16 from 9 January. After this, footage began to dry up - down to three on 15 January.

There was single resurgence of 11 videos we’ve traced to being uploaded on 17 January, with many of them showing fire damage around Rasht, the largest city on Iran’s Caspian Sea coast.

More than 60 of the videos were in Tehran, of which 14 are from a mortuary on the southern edge of the capital, where potentially hundreds of dead bodies have been laid out.

These figures are also only an indication what has happened in Iran - and cannot represent the true scale of the protests during the shutdown.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Trump’s Board of Peace logo is basically the UN logo, except dipped in gold and edited so the world only includes America.
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The Board of Peace comprises leaders from 18 of the world's least democratic states (plus the US) and its charter pledges $1 billion from each of them to be used at the discretion of the board's chairman (you already know who it is) www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 18/01/2026
Reports by both ABC News and WaPo that 1500 troops have been put on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials. abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18/01/2026
Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on countries that have shown support for Greenland is pushing transatlantic relations to a breaking point as EU leaders contemplate ways of retaliating against Washington that until now have been unthinkable.
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Hit back at Trump? Europe mulls unthinkable options as Greenland threats ramp up tensions
Senior politicians want the EU to deploy its trade bazooka against the United States over Trump’s Greenland claims. Capitals aren’t so sure.
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John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
My last two shots before my world went dark.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 18/01/2026
Translation: wtaf. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Faisal Islam: Trump's Greenland threats to allies are without parallel
The US president's latest threats will baffle the leaders of allied nations, writes the BBC's economics editor.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 17/01/2026
This is beginning to feel routine www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
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Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. In response to the news, Frey said in a social media post: "I will not be intimidated."
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 16/01/2026
Israel is moving the yellow blocks that mark its control line further into Gaza. We mapped more than 220. In at least 16 cases the IDF placed them then came back and moved them deeper again. Some are around half a km beyond the mapped line. W/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.
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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 16/01/2026
Once upon a time, a President of the United States saying "fuck you" and raising his middle finger to an American factory worker would be front page news around the world. Now it's a "colour lede" on a business analysis. www.ft.com/content/36ab...
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Alex Murray @leguape.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Detailed work by @benedictgarman.com & Emma examining the “yellow line” boundary in Gaza www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with some placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 16/01/2026
Israel is moving the yellow blocks that mark its control line further into Gaza. We mapped more than 220. In at least 16 cases the IDF placed them then came back and moved them deeper again. Some are around half a km beyond the mapped line. W/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.
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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 16/01/2026
This should be the default for everyone. It's crazy that it isn't. "I want to know that when my voice or likeness is ever used, it's because I approved and signed off on it", McConaughey said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
The Oscar-winning actor has trademarked several phrases, including
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